Arranged for mixed voices

Edition notes: This anthem from Opus 115 no. 1 has been arranged for SATB. Both the original Latin and English texts are included in this edition. The English text is a translation of the Latin, and follows the stresses of the Latin exactly.

Firstpublished:1889 in Deutscher Liederschatz, no. 992ndpublished:1902 in Concordia, no. 4.053rdpublished:1906 in Volksliederbuch für Männerchor, no. 52Description: The two men's choir pieces, Op. 115, were commissioned in 1837 by Johann Christian August Clarus (1774-1854), physician in Leipzig and since 1836 rector of the University of Leipzig. He ordered the works for the annual ceremony to commemorate the medical professor Dr. Christian Martin Koch (1752-1803). The premiere took place on February 12, 1837, with the participation of 12 Thomaner (members of St. Thomas Choir).